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St. Brendans Statue

St. Brendans Statue from directly overhead

St. Brendans Statue is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Knockboy stands 706 m to the north, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue of Wolfe Tone, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

How to reach it

Coordinates51.68084, -9.45460

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Statue of Wolfe Tone: 0.1 mi
  • Bantry House West Stable: 0.6 mi
  • Maggie Murphys: 1.2 mi
  • WW1 US naval airbase: 1.7 mi
  • Gun Battery: 1.7 mi
Peaks
  • Knockboolteenagh: 3.2 mi
  • Derrylahard East: 4.7 mi
  • Kilbreagh: 4.9 mi
  • An Cab Dubh: 5.0 mi
  • Mount Kid: 5.7 mi
Beaches
  • Snave Strand: 3.5 mi
  • Ahakista Strand (Kitchen Cove): 9.7 mi
  • Trá na hAidhleann: 11.0 mi
  • An Cúl Tráígh: 12.1 mi
  • An Trá Bhán East: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 44
Springs: 29
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 21
Parks: 16
  • Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 3.2 mi
  • Rossa Park: 11.8 mi
  • Coolngrane Park: 11.9 mi
  • The Rock: 12.2 mi
  • Reenagross Park: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 13
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 11.9 mi
  • Dromanassig Waterfall: 12.4 mi
  • Mare's Tail Waterfall: 13.7 mi
  • Fall Down: 15.8 mi
  • Torc Waterfall: 22.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Bridge: 12.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of St. Brendans Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnockboyN 3°706 m8.4 mi
An CaincínN 5°692.8 m10.0 mi
Knockboy North TopN 2°649 m8.7 mi
CahaNW 305°610 m10.7 mi
Caha SE TopWNW 304°585 m10.4 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 289°574 m8.0 mi
Conigar SW TopNNE 23°566 m9.8 mi
ConigarNNE 24°566 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:0618:50
June solstice05:2021:0622:00
September equinox07:2418:5519:39
December solstice08:4315:2816:30

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2901601546

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